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Imam Admonishes Brother
In the period when Imam Reza (A.S.) was summoned to Khurrasan and he forcibly accepted the special conditions of the succession of Mamoon, Mamoon summoned his brother "Zaid" who had revolted and brought about a riot in "Madina" to his court in Khurrasan. Mamoon kept him free as a regard and honor to Imam (A.S.) and overlooked his punishment
One day, when Imam (A.S.) was delivering a speech in a grand assembly. He heard Zaid praising himself before the people, saying I am so and so. Imam (A.S.) shouted at him saying, Oh Zaid, have you trusted upon the words of the grocers of Kufa and are conveying them to the people? What kind of things are you talking about? The sons of Imam Ali A.S. and Zahra (S.A.) are worthy and outstanding only when they obey the command of God, and keep themselves away from sin and blunder
You think you are like Musa Ibn-e-Jaffar (A.S.) and Imam Sajjad (A.S.) and other Imams? Whereas, they took pains and bore hardships on the way to God and prayed to God day and night. Do you think you will gain without pain? Be-aware, that if a person out of us the Ahl al-Bayth performs a good deed. He gets twice the reward. Because not only he performed good deed like others also that he has maintained the honor of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.). If he practices some thing bad and does a sin. He has performed two sins. One is that he performed a bad act like the rest of the people and the other one is that he has negated the honor of the Prophet
Oh brother! The one who obeys God is from us the Ahl al-Bayth and the one who is a sinner is not ours. God said about the son of Noah (A.S.) who cut the spiritual bondage with his father "He is not out of your lineage, if he was out of your lineage, I would have (saved) and granted him
Source : sireh amali imam reza _ kazim arfa_ 79
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Imam Admonishes Brother
O the lonely Imam! Separated from his ancestors and father
.You are at rest in the land of Khurasan and the loneliest stranger
How can I praise you? Alas! For the 72 sects
?When God has praised you, where is the need of praise from others
!These courtyards and arched verandas and prayer halls are heaven
Your shrine is a garden of paradise! You are rightly named Reza
You ate the poisoned grapes and submitted yourself to the Divine Will
You are buried near Harun and agree with the inevitable destiny
Alas! When you cried with agony in dire condition
You moaned aloud: where are you Taqi my life!
O the King of Yasrib and Bathha! You are all alone in Khurasan
O the Master of the forlorn! You are the helper of the weak and the meek
The rich go to Makkah, the poor come towards you
I'll die for you the spiritual king, the pilgrimage for the poor
Source : sireh amali imam reza _ kazim arfa_ 63
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The Features of Imam's (A.S.) Morality
Sheikh Saduk narrates through the words of Ibrahim bin Abbas that, I never saw Imam Reza (A.S.) committing excess over anyone in talking and interrupting anybody's speech before its coming to the end. He did not stretch his legs in the presence of others. When the meal table was laid he invited the servants to it, and took his meals with them. After taking rest in the nights he got up and made himself busy with the prayers to God. Similar to his fore fathers he carried food to the houses of the afflicted ones at the mid of nights
Mohammad bin Abi Ebad says about Imam (A.S.) He used mats of palm date leaves, straws and marsh reed in the summer season, and woolen carpets in the winter
He led a simple life in his home, but when he went out he used to decorate himself and put on new and clean dress. He respected and honored the guests to the extent that one night a lamp of the house went out of order, the guest got to his feet to put it right. Imam (A.S.) made him sit and himself set the lamp right, and said, We do not employ our guests (exploit) upon work
Yasir, the servant of Imam (A.S.) says, Imam (A.S.) said to us, "Whenever you are busy taking your meal, if I call you, do not get up till you have finished up eating." Another friend of Imam (A.S.) says, "One day a stranger came to Imam's (A.S.) house and said, I am one of your friends and am also not a poor man but my money has finished up and I do not have the expanses to return. You give me an amount and when I return to my city I will give it out as alms on you behalf." Imam (A.S.) got up and went to another room, brought an amount of two hundred dirhams and gave it to him from upside the door and said, Take this and go and it is not necessary to give it away as alms on my behalf
They asked the Imam (A.S.), Why did you do it this way that he may not see you
He said, So that he does not catch my sight and get ashamed
Suleman, one of the friends of Imam (A.S.) says, I went along with the Imam (A.S.) to the house. The labors were busy at work. There was a stranger among them whom the Imam (A.S.) did not recognize." He said, "Who is this man?" They said we have brought him from outside, so that he may help us. He said, "Have you concluded an agreement with him and fixed his wages?" They said, "No, he is a good man, whatever we pay him he accepts it and does not utter a word
Imam (A.S.) was angry and annoyed and said, I have always told you that when you employ someone for a job first of all fix his wages. Because, when his wages are fixed and you give more than that to him, he will become happy. But if you do not fix his wages and give him three times the amount, he thinks you have not given him the correct wages
Source : sireh amali imam reza _ kazim arfa_ 40
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Ima`m al-Ka`zim, peace be on him, praised his son Imam Reza-A.S
Ima`m al-Ka`zim, peace be on him, praised his son Imam Reza and preferred him to the great Sayyids from among his sons. He ordered them to serve him and to refer to him in the affairs of their religion
Concerning him, he said to them: This is your brother 'Ali b. Mu`sa`, who is the scholar of the Household of Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his Household
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uestion him about your beliefs and memorize what he says to you, for I heard my father Ja'far say: 'The scholar of the Household of Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his Household, is in your loins. Would that I met him, for he is the namesake of (Imam 'Ali), the Commander of the faithful
Imam al-Kazim announced that his great son would be the scholar of the Household of Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his Household. This was the greatest medal which he gave to him, for the family of Mohammed were the origin of knowledge and wisdom in Islam; and the Ima`m (al-Reza) was their master in this noble quality
Source : sireh amali imam reza _ kazim arfa_ 26
Dear friend , az the moral characteristics of the Household of the Holy Prophet ( S ) had beed emphasised in different location and situations , it showes that their moral bahavior could be a plan for us to follow it in our daily life .In this weblog please stay with us to have a look at Imam Redha ( a.s. )'s moral behavior . and first of all , let us have a brief glance at his biography
Agnomen: Abu 'l-Hasan
Father's name: Musa al-Kazim
Mother's name: Ummu 'l-Banin Najmah
Birth: In Medina, on Thursday,11th Dhu 'I-qi'dah 148 AH
Source : sireh amali imam reza _ kazim arfa_ 12